Nigeria produces 1.4 million metric tonnes of palm oil annually but needs over 2.5 million. The Federal Government has launched a national strategy to close that gap and cut its $600m annual import bill.
Written by S David Prince
Nigeria’s Minister of Livestock Development, Mr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has unveiled a 10-point strategy to grow the sector into a $74 billion economy by 2035. With protein deficiency and food inflation still acute, here is what the plan targets and what it will take to deliver.
